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<blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 6400436" data-attributes="member: 957"><p>Agree with Greg K. here. </p><p>But I'd add that you can't isolate your wants, even just within yourself.</p><p>Do you "want" to play in a table top RPG? Do you "want" to play in a game run by *this* DM? Are there other DMs willing to run a game that meets your wants and are good enough at DMing that you "want" to play in their game. Are there other things you "want" to do that make appealing alternatives to this particular game?</p><p></p><p>You should endeavor to do whatever best maximizes the satisfaction of your wants. But maximization what you can get, and getting 100% of everything are not always going to be there. And, obviously, if the DM won't agree, then the DM doesn't "want" to, so some lack of perfection is implicit. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So "working together" means you get what you want or you will pout and bring everyone else down to spite them?</p><p>Is it impossible for you to respect the DM's opinion, even if it is blind faith?</p><p>At the end of the day, if you own the place where people play and they don't have alternatives, then you *DO* have leverage. But I don't put "you should play a character that fits with the campaign and desires of the group" in the same class as "you should redefine the game to suit my whims or I'll proactively harm the experience for everyone else."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BryonD, post: 6400436, member: 957"] Agree with Greg K. here. But I'd add that you can't isolate your wants, even just within yourself. Do you "want" to play in a table top RPG? Do you "want" to play in a game run by *this* DM? Are there other DMs willing to run a game that meets your wants and are good enough at DMing that you "want" to play in their game. Are there other things you "want" to do that make appealing alternatives to this particular game? You should endeavor to do whatever best maximizes the satisfaction of your wants. But maximization what you can get, and getting 100% of everything are not always going to be there. And, obviously, if the DM won't agree, then the DM doesn't "want" to, so some lack of perfection is implicit. So "working together" means you get what you want or you will pout and bring everyone else down to spite them? Is it impossible for you to respect the DM's opinion, even if it is blind faith? At the end of the day, if you own the place where people play and they don't have alternatives, then you *DO* have leverage. But I don't put "you should play a character that fits with the campaign and desires of the group" in the same class as "you should redefine the game to suit my whims or I'll proactively harm the experience for everyone else." [/QUOTE]
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